For heat activated material the adhesive shall permit the reflective sheeting

to adhere securely forty eight (48) hours after application, at temperatures of

up to ninety (90) degree Centigrade.

The reflective material shall be weather-resistant and following cleaning,

shall show no definite fading, darkening, cracking, blistering or peeling and
not less than seventy five (75) % of the specified wet or dry minimum
brightness values when exposed to weathering for five (5) years.

607-3
c) Performance Requirements And Obligation. The sign manufacturer
shall submit a certificate from the sheeting manufacturer stating that the
sheeting used for finished retroreflective signs meets all requirements
listed herein.

Sheetings processed and applied to sign blank materials in accordance with

sheeting manufacturer's recommendation, shall perform effectively for the
number of years stated in Table III of this specification. The retroreflective
sheeting will be considered unsatisfactory if it has deteriorated due to
natural causes to the extent that: (1) the sign is ineffective for its intended
purpose when viewed from a moving vehicle under normal day and night
driving conditions; or (2) the coefficient of retroreflection is less than the
minimum specified for that sheeting during that period listed in Table III.

Table III

MINIMUM COEFFICIENT OF RETROREFLECTION CANDELAS PER FOOT

CANDLE PER SQUARE FOOT (.2o OBS, AND -4o ENTRANCE)*

Minimum Minimum
Coefficient Coefficient
Sheeting of Retroreflection of Retroreflection
Color (7 Years) (10 Years)

White 212 200

Yellow 144 136
Green 38 36
Red 38 36
Blue 17 16
Brown 10 9

For screen printed transparent colored areas on white sheeting, the

coefficients of retroreflection shall not be less than 50% of the values for the
corresponding color in the above table.

All measurements shall be made after sign cleaning according to sheeting

manufacturer's recommendations.